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Dolce & Gabbana : TV documentary film by Lubomir Stoykov (Part 1) In: TV fashion show "Charovnata dictatorka" on 7 dni TV DOLCE&GABBANA: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FASHION DUET Lubomir Stoykov http://www.lstoykov.fashion.bg Domenico Dolce was born on 13th of September 1958 in Polici Generosa (near Palermo) -- Italy, Stefano Gabbana -- on 14th of November 1962 in Venice (according to some sources -- in Milan) -- Italy. They get to know each other in Milan in 1980, where they work for the same fashion house. In 1982 they both create a common design consultant studio, which has grown into the famous today fashion house "Dolce&Gabbana". In 1985 they present in Milan their first women collection and in 1986 they open there their first store. Two years later they launch a knitted line and in 1989 they start to create underwear and swimming suits collections. They start to export their clothes in Japan (1988) and in other countries like USA, where in 1990 they open their show room. The same year they start to produce their men collections. In 1994 the line "D&G" starts. It is created especially for the young people and for that reason it has reasonable prices. From 1995 they create collections of glasses with their own design. In 1991 they are winners of Woolmark award and in 1993 they receive the award for the Most feminine fragrance of the year. In 1996 they get the "Oscar" for the best men perfume. In the end of the nineties their sales amount to about 500 million dollars per year, and in 2003 their turnover reaches 475 million euro. They have their own boutiques in some of the biggest cities in the world -- Paris, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul, as in the most European countries and on several continents. The tandem Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana is maybe the most successful duet in the world fashion design. Their fashion is well sold, not just because is market oriented and has really commercial character, but also because it is maximally close to the values and to the expectations of the young consumers. People like their fashion because it is fresh, actual and unadulterated. The fetishes of rock and pop music, ethno style and postmodern eclectics are grounded in her basis. What do we know about the two famous designers? What is their philosophy and aesthetics? What makes them inseparable with the world famous pop stars? Where are the poles of their intimate attraction and why they pass each other in their private life? The senior in the famous couple -- "the big brother" Domenico Dolce, is plunged in the fashion from his childhood. His father was tailor, and later he become owner of little factory for clothes in Milan. His mother also is devoted to the fashion design and to the fashion business. Stefano Gabbana graduates in graphic design. When they meet each other in Milan, they both are united from the desire to change the style and the ideas of people about elegance. Yet their first common collection, showed in 1985, consists with the quintessence of their creative ideas -- eclectics and romance, mixture of the different styles, non-standard constructive decisions and many youth spirit. PHILOSOPHY AND AESTHETICS The way of thinking of Dolce and Gabbana is defined from the newest vibrations in the postmodern Italian culture and so of course, from the best achievements in the Italian design tradition, where especially authoritatively are showed up such significant stylists like Pucci, Albini, Armani, Valentino, Versace Ferre etc. The Sicily character and the Venice sensibility leave their mark on their creative work. Domenico Dolce interprets in interesting way the relationship between the Sicily mentality and the comprehension for elegance: "The Sicily people can be proud and noble even if they aren't rich. Every Sunday they put their most beautiful clothes and walk with them, even if they are the only ones. They are bright evidence, that the elegance can't be shaped. This is something that is inside, something that man can cultivate in himself, if he knows the meaning of his life." READ MORE: http://www.fash

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